The Southwest Jiaotong University President Scholarship is open; apply now. Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) was founded in 1896 and is one of China’s oldest higher education institutions. Known as the cradle of China’s railway engineers, or “The Cornell of the East,” SWJTU is the birthplace of China’s modern education in transportation, mining & metallurgy, and civil engineering. Through its history, the university has adopted different names, such as “Imperial Chinese Railway College at Shanhaiguan by Beiyang Railway Bureau,” “Tangshan Jiaotong University,” and “Tangshan Institute of Railway.”.
SWJTU is a premier engineering university, being on the list of China’s first batch of 211 project universities. It is also a university in the “985 Project Innovation Platform on Rail Transit & Transportation Engineering.”. The university focuses on a balanced development of multidisciplinary subjects in engineering, science, business management, finance, art, and law.
It is one of China’s top universities, with a government-ratified Graduate School under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education. Today, there are three campuses: Chengdu Jiuli, Chengdu Xipu, and Emei. All three campuses are located at the feet of Emei Mountain. SWJTU boasts a well-developed student training system granting bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees.
SWJTU achieves remarkable results in cultivating internationalized talents. It has forged long-term partnerships with 166 universities and institutions across 54 countries and regions. This list includes the International Union of Railways, Cornell University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Technical University Munich. It runs overseas programs in cooperation with the United States and France. SWJTU is a member school of the Erasmus Mundus Program and a contract university of programs administered by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). The international and exchange programs benefit students of all kinds.
II. Supporting Categories, Duration and Instruction Language
Supporting categories: “Southwest Jiaotong University President Scholarship” aims to fund outstanding international students in their pursuit of academic achievements at Southwest Jiaotong University.
| Supporting Categories | Major Study (year) |
| Master Students | 3 |
| Doctoral students | 4 |
1. Category: Master and Doctoral Students
2. Duration: The duration of the master study is 3–4 years.
Doctoral Study duration is 4 to 5 years.
3. Instruction Language: English/Chinese
4. Admission Catalogue: http://iso.swjtu.edu.cn/ostuen/ostu_queryCourse.action
5. Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of a country other than the People’s Republic of China and be in good health.
Be a bachelor’s degree holder and no more than 35 when applying for the master’s programs.
Be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for the doctoral programs
6. Apply Website: http://swjtu.17gz.org/member/login.do
7. Southwest Jiaotong University President Scholarship Application Documents:
1: Notarized highest diploma;
Prospective diploma recipients must submit an official document issued by their current school to prove their current student status or expected graduation date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
2: academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English);
Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
3: A study plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English);
This should be a minimum of 200 words for undergraduate program applicants and 800 words for postgraduate program applicants.
4: Two recommendation letters (written in Chinese or English)
Applicants for the undergraduate and postgraduate programs must submit two recommendation letters signed by professors or associate professors.
5: A copy of the applicant’s passport; please carefully plan your passport for more than 6 months.
6: A CD of your own works (only required for arts students);
Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of their own musical works. Applicants for the fine arts programs must submit a CD of their own works, which include two sketches, two color paintings, and two other works.
Applicants under the age of 18 must submit relevant documents about their statutory guardians in China.
8: Foreign Physical Examination Form (photocopy) The original copy will be kept by yourself, and the form is uniformly printed by Chinese healthy quarantine departments. It must be written in English and can be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.campuschina.org.
The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule, as the result is valid for only 6 months.
III Southwest Jiaotong University President Scholarship
1. Full Scholarship covers
●Tuition waiver
●Accommodation
●Stipend
●Comprehensive Medical Insurance: Please visit http://www.lxbx.net/ to learn more about our insurance policies.
| Students Category | Stipend | Accommodation |
| Master’s program | RMB 1500/month | RMB 500/month |
| Doctoral program | RMB 2000/month | RMB 500/month |
IV. The Application for the for the President Scholarship:
Southwest Jiaotong University President Scholarship Deadline:
Deadline: May 10, 2024
Note: Only online applications are accepted. You do not need to post hard-copy materials again this year.
VI Contact Information
International Students Office
Address: RM 425, Administrative Building, Southwest Jiaotong University (Xipu Campus)
West Section, High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.
Postal code: 611756
Tel.： 0086-28-66367385 (GMT+8): 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Fax：0086-28-66366346
Website: http://iso.swjtu.edu.cn
VII Others
- Professors or related schools may interview the applicant by phone or the internet. Please make sure the phone number and email address are right in your application.
- Email applications or hard-copy applications will not be acceptable.
- The final result will come out in July or August. Please be patient and check your email every day.
- Please fill out the mailing address carefully, and we will mail the admission letter and JW202 to you if you are admitted.